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>each day starting from 11th of May, as the only way for the
>interested ones to study this "archeological" Mickey. The url is
>
> http://www.papersera.net/cobra/cobra.php
>
>Please let me know what you think about this story!

It's really beautiful! Amazingly bizarre, but still wonderful. Last part of
"Cobra" was reprinted in Top1949, special book of reprints of the first
libretto Topolinos. Now I can see the whole story.
Nice reading! Thanks for big, good quality scans!

Timo

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The DVD set "Walt Disney Treasures - On the Front Lines" has just been
released. I posted the table of contents here:

http://www.dcml-talk.org/read.php?f=1&i=228&t=175

Cord

The discussion about the type of Mickey Mouse stories has been
interesting. I recall Don Rosa saying that he would never do a Mickey
story, since the character did not interest or therefore inspire him. Walt
Disney's original Mickey personality from the 1920's and 1930's seemed to
involve a character who was "plucky", i.e. beset by occasional difficulties
which he sometimes caused - either out of naivete or hubris - but who used
Yankee ingenuity to save the day, or who accepted the disaster and made a
joke out of it, shrugged it off, and moved on.

Perhaps a return to that kind of personality - rather than a rodentic
Sherlock Holmes - would be better.

Two things to add to my previous email:
1) Just a precision about the stories of Paul Murry: when i said his stories are worth reading, i wanted to say they are not junk, a story like the Marvelous Magnet is interesting, but i don't think they are as good as the best Gottfredson's and Scarpa's stories.
2) About some elements of the Scarpa's technique: Scarpa is used to inserting some humorous digressions in his stories: in 'Kali' Mickey and Goofy spend a lot of time tailing the wrong guilties; in 'Calidornia', the tailing is a pretext for humorous scenes that go on a wrong way.
The use of background: is also a technique of Scarpa for inserting some humorous moments: two examples: the angry faces of Donald's nephews in background when he accepts with enthusiasm the job of reporter of a popular tabloid, after, just a few moments before, criticizing the press (le myst?re des ?crevisses en civet - paperino e i gamberi in salmi 1956); the joke of the tramp at the beginning of 'Tap yocca VI' (Topolino e il mistero di tapioco sesto), scene full of black humor.

Mickey's fantastic adventures:

There was the good story of Robin Hood in the thirties telling the adventure of Mickey inside a book, 'Island of the Sky' of course; some adventures were having a beginning seemingly supernatural but were ending with a logical explanation (the house of seven ghosts).

Goofy allergy for supernatural: in the story called 'les fus?es anti-sorci?res' 'Pippo e i missili antimaliardi' he doesn't believe the witch Carabosse (Nocciola) when she repetitively says she's at the origin of the crash of the rockets, because they fall on the moon in the witches' cauldron. In the frenzied (and hallucinogenic) story 'Mickey et Dingo dans la lune' aka 'Astralpipo n 9999!' (1960) he is immunized on Saturn against a sort of extraterrestrial magician who can create illusions of what people whish heartfeltly (their home, dog, family...); this story, apart from being eccentric (creation of Attilio Mazzanti!), contains, in my opinion, some social comments; Pete makes his appearance (almost an apparition), and more than in 'Delta' or 'Island in the Sky', his appearance is unexpected, almost supernatural: we didn't expect to meet him in a so unconventional place and it is a surprise like the drawing of his head on the sand in 'Tap Yocca VI'; here, during the most part of the story, he is masked; the story is interesting to analyse for his social comments, the dangerous magician at the end of the story (the only inhabitant of Saturn) can, as i have said, create illusions and all the people (including Mickey, but exept for Goofy) are trapped in a fake world (that reminds me of all the virtual reality movies of nowadays); Mickey believes he is at home with Minnie and Pluto; the theme of the power of hypnotizing people with the advertising is an undercurrent theme of the sixties and is linked with an another sixties story of Mickey 'Mickey et la ville hypnotis?e - Topolino e la citt? cavia 1966 - where a look at the TV push the people towards the supermarkets.

Mickey et la r?volte des ombres 'Topolino e la rivolta della ombre' 1960: where we meet again Pr Mirandus - E.nigme; this story is very good but, in my opinion, i think the pace of the tale is a little too rapid; the plot in itself is very imaginative with excellent drawings; one of the best moments of this tale is the chase by the shadows liberated from the humans bodies of Mickey, Goofy and E.nigme with the cars; only a miracle formula of E.nigme and an eclipse of the moon will be able to get our heroes out of a tight corner.

Once again, the contents of the latest Disney Adventures

Disney Adventures Volume 14, number 4 (May 2004)

1) JZ832, 1 page, 1-tier, Dizzy Adventures: no title
Written by Matt Feazell. Art by Matt Feazell.

2) JZ833, 4 pages, 2-tiers, Pirates of the Caribbean: "A Revolting Development!"
Story by Michael Stewart. Art by Bret Blevins. Letters by Michael Stewart. Colors by Felix Serrano.
Characters include Jack Sparrow and Will Turner.

3) JZ834, 2 pages, 3-tiers, Kim Possible: "Ron the Unstoppable!"
Story by Landry Quinn Walker and Eric Jones. Pencils by Dan Gracey. Inks by Mike DeCarlo. Letters by Michael Stewart. Colors by John Green.
Characters include Kim Possible, Ron Stoppablea and Rufus.

4) JZ836, 1 page, 3-tiers, Jet Pack Pets: "Hare Do!"
Story by Gary Black. Pencils by Gary Black. Inks by Scott Koblish. Letters by Michael Stewart. Colors by Michael Stewart.
"Jet Pack Pets" is not a Disney property; it is copyright Michael Stewart & Garry Black.

5) JZ835, 1 page, 3-tiers, The Last Laugh: "Three Things to Do When Aliens Invade!"
Written by John Green. Art by Ryan Dunlavey.

Also, this issue includes an 8-page advertisement for W.i.t.c.h that includes many sample panels from the translated W.i.t.c.h. comics.

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Dear Mr. Don Rosa,
Do you know when Europe will publish your "Black Knight Glorps Again"
tale? I would assume in June at the earliest, but there has been no news on
the internet about it. Also, how is your latest Brazilian adventure progressing?
Do you have an inkling as to what your next story will be after that one?
Please say "Life of Scrooge!" As always, thank you!
Sincerely,
Anthony

Mads
>
>To make a long story short: you'll probably be able to await the storing
>starting in either issue #25 or #27.
>
>Hope that helps. Could anyone possibly confirm my theory ?

Accordin to Olaf Solstrand on www.andebyonline.com the story is scheduled
for issue 27 -
he has that from the editor in Norway, so I reccon it's true. But that's
just scandinavia -
when it will be published where Anthony lives, i know not. (Is that
Greece, Italy or another place, Anthony?)

Hilsen/Yours
Anders Christian Siveb?k
Donaldist